The WSJ Law Blog reports that Gov. Blagojevich has hired Chicago law firm Genson & Gillespie to supplement his prior lawyer Sorosky. Terrence Genson (unsuccessfully) represented Conrad Black.
Partners Edward N. Genson and Terrence Gillespie have played high-profile roles as attorneys for decades in some of the most well-known corruption cases in the state. Genson, for instance, repped Conrad Black, the fallen media baron, as well as clients in the federal government’s investigation of the secretary of state’s office under since-convicted former Gov. George Ryan. …
Sorosky has closer ties to the governor than Genson and Gillespie; Blagojevich was once an associate at Kaplan Sorosky. Both Sorosky and Jim Kaplan attended the governor’s wedding. “He was our associate and our friend,” Kaplan told the Law Blog last week.
The Journal has documented Blagojevich’s problems with legal bills here. It’s unclear how he’ll pay his new lawyers, let alone Sorosky. As of last week a fee agreement had not been reached between the governor and Sorosky, Kaplan said. He didn’t return calls today.
Presumably the answer to the question “how will he pay his new lawyers” will be “with an advance cash retainer.”
Genson succeeded in his defense of R. Kelly…